Best Thanksgiving Movies

9. 'Alice's Restaurant' (1969)

The plot of this underground Thanksgiving favorite is actually based on a song of the same name. The movie follows the true (and really bizarre) story of Arlo Guthrie, a teen trying to escape the Vietnam war draft. Guthrie returns home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his bohemian group of friends, but ends up getting arrested when he tries to get rid of piles of trash. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: MGM)

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Is there anything better than throwing on your elastic-waist pants, putting up your feet and watching a movie after a delicious Thanksgiving feast? Check out the 13 best flicks to watch after the turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing have all been eaten. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: iStock)

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"The New World," a Terrence Malick-directed film starring Colin Farrell, explores the love story of Pocahontas and John Smith. The movie, though fictional, digs deep into the very real conflicts British settlers faced when trying to establish a colony in the New World. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: New Line Cinema)

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"Son in Law" tells the hilarious story of Becca Warner (Carla Gugino), a college freshman who brings her new pal Crawl (Pauly Shore) home for Thanksgiving. Dinner doesn't go as planned when her old boyfriend decides to pop the question. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Hollywood Pictures)

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Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau shine as two "Grumpy Old Men" chasing after Ann-Margret. The holiday favorite features a memorable Thanksgiving dinner, which includes the men spying on each other. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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"Holiday Inn" tells the tale of Jim Hardy, Ted Hanover and Lila Dixon through a full year of holidays... including Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. The classic film stars Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire and Virginia Dale, and is a perfect addition to your post-meal night. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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The plot of this underground Thanksgiving favorite is actually based on a song of the same name. The movie follows the true (and really bizarre) story of Arlo Guthrie, a teen trying to escape the Vietnam war draft. Guthrie returns home to celebrate Thanksgiving with his bohemian group of friends, but ends up getting arrested when he tries to get rid of piles of trash. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: MGM)

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April Burns, played by Katie Holmes, decides to invite her dysfunctional family over to her tiny Manhattan apartment for Thanksgiving. The offbeat movie showcases Holmes' often overlooked acting talents and offers a look at a more realistic family holiday. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: United Artists)

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Family members of all ages can enjoy this fictionalized Disney flick about Native-American woman Pocahontas and Englishman John Smith. Though the movie doesn't explain the exact origins of Thanksgiving, it portrays the interactions between British settlers and Native Americans during the early days of their settlement in the New World. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Disney)

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Though generally considered a Christmas movie, "Miracle on 34th Street" actually starts when Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn) discovers that the man hired to play Santa in the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is drunk. He complains to the event director (Maureen O'Hara) and she hires him on the spot to take over the role for the remainder of the holiday season. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)

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This Woody Allen-directed drama centers around Mia Farrow's character Hannah, a wealthy actress whose Thanksgiving dinner is plagued by family drama. Barbara Hershey and Dianne Wiest star as Hannah's sisters. The film is widely considered to be one of Allen's best. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: MGM)

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This film, which features an all-star cast that includes Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Tobey Maguire, Christina Ricci, Elijah Wood, and Sigourney Weaver, focuses on two families who live next to each other in New Canaan, Connecticut. The dysfunctional group gets stuck inside when a brutal ice storm hits the area on Thanksgiving. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox Searchlight Pictures)

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"Home for the Holidays" tells the story of Claudia Larson (Holly Hunter), a newly fired single mom who flies home to celebrate Thanksgiving with her aging parents after her only child decides to spend the holiday with her boyfriend. An odd cast of characters, including Larson's resentful sister make for an interesting meal. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Passport)

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Is there any better way to digest turkey, stuffing and mashed potatoes than with Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts gang? This classic Thanksgiving special airs on ABC every November. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Home Video)

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This John Hughes-directed holiday classic stars Steve Martin as Neal Page, an advertising executive trying to make it home for Thanksgiving. He enlists the help of shower curtain ring salesman Del Griffith, played by the late John Candy, but things quickly go awry on their journey. The lighthearted film makes for a perfect post-turkey tradition. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Paramount Pictures)

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